67. La romanisation

Entre le XVIIe et le XVIIIe siècle, la société d'ordres de l'Ancien Régime est à son apogée. Tiers-État, Noblesse, Clergé : tout semble immuable et le destin fixé dès la naissance. Pourtant, sous les privilèges, les fractures sont nombreuses. Découvrez ce monde radicalement diffé ...  عرض المزيد

Quand la IIIe république est proclamée en 1870, elle accumule les obstacles et les difficultés. La France est en guerre contre la Prusse et les républicains qui viennent d’arriver au pouvoir sont en fait très minoritaires. Et pourtant, trente ans plus tard, au tournant du siècle, ...  عرض المزيد

16 January 27 BC is a date sometimes associated with the beginning of the Roman Empire. It was on that day that Octavian received the name Augustus, effectively becoming the first emperor of Rome. Augustus ordered the gates of Janus to be closed, marking an end to the period o ...

Known as the Eternal City, ancient Rome was one of the greatest civilisations in human history, but how did it come about?

With a turbulent history of Kings, civil wars and imperial desires - Rome has an incredible history. But who founded it? Were Romulus and Remus ...

In Ancient Greece and the Roman empire homosexual relationships were an accepted and common practice. In this hyper-masculine society the male form was revered for its physical perfection while women’s virtue was jealously guarded to ensure the legitimacy of children. In Greece r ...  عرض المزيد

Was Rome a slave society? Did Caesar really take a million Gauls captive? And what is the real story of Spartacus? Listen as William and Anita are joined by Mary Beard to discuss slavery in Ancient Rome. ***Tickets for the live show can be bought at the following link from 9am o ...  عرض المزيد